Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Kilmarock Eviction Risk: Moderate , Silver Spring
Tract 24031701702 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,450 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up Kilmarock in Silver Spring, census tract 24031701702 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,213 a month while the average household earns $66,708 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,045
Renter share67.5%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$66,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Silver Spring and the region
Centroid at 38.9896, -77.0027 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kilmarock scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Silver Spring
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,213 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Silver Spring
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Silver Spring
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Silver Spring
6.5
How Kilmarock compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kilmarock. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 17.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.4%Food insecurity
- 13.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kilmarock
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Silver Spring eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031701702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701702?
Census tract 24031701702 in the Kilmarock neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24031701702?
Median gross rent is $1,213/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701702?
5.3% of residents in tract 24031701702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 16th, minority 78th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 24031701702 considered part of Kilmarock?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701702 fall within Kilmarock (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031701702 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031701702 compare to Silver Spring overall?
Tract 24031701702 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Silver Spring at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Silver Spring eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Silver Spring
Top eight tracts in Silver Spring ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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